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History

2008-09: David Dziurzynski skated for the Lloydminster Bobcats in the Alberta Junior Hockey League. Despite filling the enforcer role on a Bobcats team that finished seventh in the eight-team North Division, Dziurzynski scored 12 goals with 25 assists. His 185 PMs were second-most on the team.

2009-10: Dziurzynski had a breakout season as a 20-year-old playing for Alberni Valley in the BCHL. Originally intent on possibly earning an NCAA scholarship, he garnered the attention of NHL scouts with his play and was signed to a three-year, entry-level contract by Ottawa GM Bryan Murray in April 2010. Playing alongside the talented MacMillan brothers (Mitch MacMillan plays for St. Cloud State and Mark MacMillan (MON) is now at North Dakota), Dziurzynski was the Bulldogs third-leading scorer. He tallied 21 goals and a team-high 53 assists with 79 PMs as the Bulldogs finished first in the Coastal Division. He was the leading scorer for the Bulldogs in the playoffs with 9 goals and 10 assists in 13 playoff games.

2010-11: Dziurzynksi made steady progress in his first year of pro hockey in making the jump from Tier II junior hockey. In 75 games with AHL Binghamton he scored 6 goals with 14 assists and was -13 with 57 PMs. He saw limited time during the Senators’ Calder Cup championship run. He appeared in 10 of 23 playoff games and was an even plus/minus with 3 assists and 4 PMs.

2011-12: Dziurzynski played in 72 games for Ottawa AHL affiliate Binghamton in his second pro season. He scored 11 goals with 17 assists and was minus-ten. He was fifth on Binghamton with 92 penalty minutes. Binghamton missed the AHL playoffs; finishing fifth in the East Division.

2012-13: Dziurzynski made his NHL debut in February and skated in 12 games with Ottawa in his third pro season. He scored 2 goals and was -1 with 13 penalty minutes; averaging 12:32 minutes of ice time with the Senators. He spent most of the season with the AHL’s Binghamton Senators, scoring 4 goals with 16 assists in 54 games and finishing +7 with 110 penalty minutes. Binghamton was second in the East Division and had the AHL’s fourth-best record before being swept by Wilkes-Barre/Scranton in a first round series. Dziurzynski had 1 assist and was -1 with 4 penalty minutes in three playoff games. He was re-signed by Ottawa to a one-year contract as a restricted free agent in July of 2013.

Photo: Forward Cole Schneider is one of several forwards having a strong year for the Binghamton Senators. Schneider was signed as a free agent in 2012. (courtesy of Christopher Pasatieri/Getty Images)

A little more than halfway through the 2013-14 NHL season, the Ottawa Senators are crowded at most positions. A number of forwards and defensemen are being evaluated as Ottawa tries to solidify its roster and push up the Eastern Conference standings.

Photo: Now in his third year of professional hockey, Patrick Wiercioch has started to blossom into an offensive defenseman. Through 30 AHL games he has nine goals and nine assists. (Jay Kopinski/Icon SM)

In years past, Ottawa's AHL affiliate has been a mixed roster of AHL veterans, free agent signings, and draft picks. This is no longer the case. The Binghamton Senators are stacked with young talent and are among the youngest teams in the AHL.

Photo: Mark Borowiecki is one of several defensive prospects the Ottawa Senators have playing at the AHL level. (Tony Medina/Icon SMI)

The future of the Ottawa Senators looks bright. The Senators are considered to have one of the better pools of young talent in the NHL and, while some top draftees have recently cemented themselves on the Ottawa roster, most notably Erik Karlsson and Jared Cowen, there are many prospects on the verge of becoming solid NHL contributors in the near future. The club has quality and various skill-sets in all positions and has worked to draft where they previously had weak depth.